Scott Lincicome: The Race for Vaccines and Global Collaboration in Science and Commerce
What has the Covid-19 pandemic and the race for vaccines taught us about government and private sector capabilities? How should we think about questions related to free trade, the global economy, and ...
28 Jan 20211h 17min
Robert Gibbs: Joe Biden and the Challenge of a Presidential Transition during a Crisis
While presidential transitions always present challenges, few take place in crisis situations like the one we confront today. What lessons can we learn from past transitions? How should the Biden admi...
14 Jan 20211h 10min
Sean Wilentz: Conspiracy Theories and American Politics, Then and Now
What role have conspiracy theories played in American political history? What is the connection between conspiracism and demagogy? How do the conspiracies circulating in our time compare to the conspi...
1 Jan 20211h 5min
Ashish Jha on Covid-19, the Path to Recovery, and Lessons Learned
Where do things stand in the US with Covid-19? How quickly might the rollout of vaccines improve the situation? What lessons have we learned about America’s biomedical infrastructure and society durin...
23 Des 20201h 6min
Eric Edelman: Foreign Policy and the Biden Administration
Every new presidential administration faces its own set of foreign policy challenges, whatever the political climate at home and abroad. According to Eric Edelman, the incoming Biden administration fa...
1 Des 20201h 13min
Ronald Brownstein: After 2020, What’s Next in Our Politics?
What did we learn about the American electorate and the state of our politics from the elections of 2020? What do the results tell us about partisanship, the divisions between red and blue America, an...
10 Nov 20201h 19min
Diana Schaub: The Life and Ideas of Booker T. Washington
The educator, orator, and thinker Booker T. Washington (1856 – 1915) has long been considered one of the most important figures in the post-Civil War era. But, as Diana Schaub explains, his thought an...
29 Okt 20201h 1min
Mike Murphy on Trump vs. Biden: Two Weeks to Go!
Where do things stand in the presidential race with two weeks to go until Election Day? Why have the polling averages been so stable even as events have been tumultuous? To discuss, we’re delighted to...
20 Okt 202050min
